SACAA approved syllabus

Courses

Conventional fixed-wing pilot training — from first licence to airline pathway.

Stick n Throttle Aviation

We are a flight training organisation specialising in conventional fixed-wing pilot training. Our training syllabus has been approved by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA). All our flight instructors are highly qualified, with thousands of flying hours logged.

State-of-the-art ground school facilities, internal mock examinations under exam conditions, and a SACAA-approved examination centre at our operations centre for NPL, PPL, Night Rating and Restricted Radio Licence.

ALSIM ALX FNPT II & MCC

What we train

NPL

National Pilots Licence

PPL

Private Pilot Licence

CPL

Commercial Pilot Licence

ATPL

Airline Transport Pilot Licence

Night Rating

Night flying qualification

Instructors Rating

Renewals & upgrades

Instrument Rating

Initial & renewals

Type Conversions

Aircraft type transitions

Revalidation

Licence revalidation

Foreign Licence

Validations / transfers

Restricted Radio

Licence & practical examiner

English Proficiency

Aviation ELP

Ground school dates

Group ground school on a regular schedule throughout the year.

PPL / NPL (Combined)

  • PPL1/2612 Jan – 6 Feb 2026
  • PPL2/2630 Mar – 24 Apr 2026
  • PPL3/268 Jun – 3 Jul 2026
  • PPL4/2624 Aug – 18 Sep 2026
  • PPL5/269 Nov – 4 Dec 2026

CPL

  • CPL1/2610 Feb – 5 Jul 2026
  • CPL2/2614 Jul – 12 Nov 2026

Instrument Rating

  • IR1/264 May – 14 May 2026
  • IR2/265 Oct – 15 Oct 2026

Flight Instructors

  • FI1/2622 Jun – 26 Jun 2026
  • FI2/2620 – 23 Oct 2026

Radio Course (Rest & Gen)

  • RT1/2610 – 13 Feb 2026
  • RT2/2628 Apr – 1 May 2026
  • RT3/267 – 10 Jul 2026
  • RT4/2622 – 25 Sep 2026
  • RT5/268 – 11 Dec 2026

Night Rating

  • NR3/2614 – 15 Oct 2026

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